Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

In fact, Guo Ye was not very concerned about the two countries' dealing with Silla.One of his relationship with Silla is that he received [-] guan from Kinderman, and the other is that he took Princess Shanhua's body.Guo Ye has no psychological barriers at all for accepting money from foreigners.

As for Princess Shanhua, he is only protecting Princess Shanhua from harm. As for his cheap father-in-law, Jin Baijing, let him die!

What Guo Ye is really attracted to is the alliance between Goguryeo and Baekje, this is a terrible thing!

Guo Ye asked calmly, "I don't know what agreement Goguryeo and Baekje reached?"

Gao Jianwu looked distressed, and said, "This...do you really want to say it?...Actually, we just have an intention...and we can't do it right!"

Guo Ye stared into Gao Jianwu's eyes and said word by word: "I, indeed, really, very, think, know, know!"

"Well, it's okay to tell the Duke of Pingyang about this. The purpose of the Duke of Pingyang's mission this time is to mediate the disputes among the three countries. After this is done, there will be no more disputes between Goguryeo and Baekje!"

"How do you say this?"

"We Goguryeo and Baekje are ready to become one country!"

What the fuck?

There was a turbulent wave in Guo Ye's heart, but he made a nonchalant expression on his face, and said lightly: "Merge into one country? How can it be so easy! Who will listen to the merger? The side that is merged, don't worry about the situation." Extermination of the dead?"

Gao Jianwu took a sip of tea and said, "Actually, things are not as difficult as Duke Pingyang imagined. It seems that Duke Pingyang doesn't understand the system of our Goguryeo. Although our Goguryeo is honored by the king in name, in fact the various ministries There's a lot of autonomy."

"Including the power of the army?"

"That's right! There are quite a few private soldiers in every department. Some private soldiers are even more elite than the national army, and there are quite a few of them. Our Goguryeo is divided into five divisions, the Yuan family inherited the position of the eastern lord, and Our Gao clan will lead the central region by ourselves."

"What about the other ministries?"

"The west is the Ulji clan, the south is the Yang clan, and the north is the Sun clan. However, these three clans are weak, and the three clans together are no match for the Gao clan."

"Where's Yuan Shi?"

"This... To be honest, the Yuan family is on par with our Gao family now!"

Listening to Gao Jianwu's explanation, Guo Ye felt that it was somewhat similar to the Eight Banners system of the Qing Dynasty.

Immediately, he asked again: "Then how do you plan to integrate Goguryeo and Baiji into one country?"

"The lord of Baekje recognized his ancestors and returned to his clan, changed his surname to Gao, and became a member of our Koguryo royal family. Baekje became the sixth branch of our Goguryeo, named Baekje Department. The hereditary lord of Baekje took the position of Lord Baekje! "

Guo Ye thought for a while, and said: "It sounds reasonable. But if this is the case, Baekje's loss is not big, but it seems that there is no benefit?"

"How can it be useless? Yuan Gai and Su Wen can remember the position of the king, so why can't Fu Yuzhang do it? Speaking of which, Fu Yuzhang is also a member of the Gao clan, and it is more justifiable to succeed the king. As long as the two countries are united, Fu Yuzhang will be able to live together in his lifetime." Maybe he can become the new ruler of Goguryeo! Isn’t it better than sticking to a Baekje? Now Fu Yuzhang is only in his 30s, and Yeon Gai Suwen and I are both in their 50s. He can afford to wait! As long as my generation is the king After death, in terms of qualifications, who can compare to him in supporting Yuzhang?"

It seems that is the case.

Guo Ye asked: "So the merger of the two countries is a certainty?"

"That's not true, it's actually not that easy. This matter is only good for Fu Yuzhang, but not for the civil and military officials of Baekje. There is also an extra mother-in-law on top of her head for no reason, so domestic resistance is not great. Small. This time when Fu Yuzhang came to Koguryo, the main discussion was about the unification of the two countries!"

Guo Ye sneered and said, "I'm afraid that after the two countries become one, the first one to deal with is me, Datang?"

King Rongliu repeatedly waved his hands and said, "Prince Pingyang, please don't misunderstand me. The two countries are united. In fact, what we have to deal with is neither Datang nor Silla. It's..."

"Which one?"

"Yuangai Suwen! In fact, this plan to unite the two countries was proposed by the lonely king. Now in Goguryeo, the Yuan clan is so powerful that my Gao clan can't suppress it. We can only invite foreign aid, as long as Fuyu If Zhang can recognize his ancestor and return to his clan, our Gao clan will definitely gain momentum and completely overwhelm the Yuan clan!"

Guo Ye frowned and said: "Don't you think of other ways? For example, support other small clans to fight against Yuan's?"

"Of course there is! Thinking back when Yuan Gai Suwen's father, Yuan Taejo, was seriously ill, his father asked Ulji Mundeok to act as Lord Dongbu temporarily. But for some reason, after Yuan Gai Suwen became an adult, his father asked Yuan Gai Suwen Inherited the position of Master Dongfang, and he also favored him and obeyed his words. The Yuan clan has also changed from suppressing to supporting, which is really puzzling!"

"So Yuan Taizuo is dead?"

"That's not true. It's strange to say that he has been seriously ill in bed for decades, why is he not dead!"

Ignoring the chaotic situation in Goguryeo, Guo Ye asked again: "Then what happened to the Fairy Fairy Club?"

"To tell you the truth. As you know, Lord Pingyang, Yuan Gai and Su Wen are incompatible, and we are fighting for power in the court. I proposed a plan to unite the two countries, which was greatly appreciated by my father. Yuan Gai Su Wen was not reconciled to my credit overshadowing him, so he proposed a plan to unite the three kingdoms. Goguryeo and Baekje Tongwen are of the same species, and it is much easier to merge. If you add Silla, it will be too difficult. Silla mainly They are from Sanhan, and they are not of the same ethnicity as us Goguryeo people. If his plan succeeds, he will be more credited than this king!"

"This plan is the Fairy Fairy Meeting?"

"Yes, take the Fairy Fairy Meeting as an opportunity to unify the Dao of Fengliu. Realize the unification of the nobles of the Three Kingdoms, and then gradually plan it, and finally realize the unity of the Three Kingdoms."

Guo Yexin said, Damn it!Regardless of whether your two countries are united or the three kingdoms are united, the little brother has to mess with you!

Then, he said: "The key to the problem is that you, Goguryeo, must win the Immortal Merry Society. If Silla wins, the plan to unify the Three Kingdoms will go bankrupt."

"That's why I advise the Duke of Pingyang to help Silla win the Fairy Fairy Club and destroy Yuan Gai Suwen's plan! And I, Gao Jianwu, will do my best to help Princess Shanhua!"

"Then you said just now that you want to give Princess Shanhua a big gift? This is obviously because you have something to ask for!"

"If this happens, the best of both worlds will be good for me and Princess Shanhua!"

Guo Yedao: "Since Yuan Gai Suwen proposed this plan, he must be sure. I don't understand. Why does Yuan Gai Suwen think that this time, the fairy tale will be a sure thing?"

Chapter 1316 Princess, you think wrong!

Gao Jianwu said: "The matter is actually very simple. No matter what the competition is, what is the most important thing in Pingyang County's opinion?"

"The strength of the contestants?"

"Of course not! The most important thing is the referee! If you say you can do it, you can do it or not, if you say you can't, you can do it or not!"

"Uh……"

Guo Ye was speechless. The precedent of black whistle and black referee was passed down from Gaoli Bangzi.

Gao Jianwu went on to say: "The referee is the key to deciding the outcome! Our country and Baekje join forces, no matter how the referees are assigned, two-on-one, our side will definitely have the advantage! The real result of the game is not important, the key is who will come Announce the result!"

Guo Ye said: "Isn't this statement inappropriate? Other things are easy to talk about. You can still admit it if you lose such a big thing? Even if you Goguryeo won the game, Silla may not necessarily admit defeat."

"Mr. Pingyang, I'm going to criticize you for this!"

"how?"

"You are too honest. Who wants them to admit defeat sincerely, no matter whether they admit defeat or not, the result of the game has already come out, and it becomes a public opinion. What is righteousness? This is righteousness. With this righteousness, we have reasons Interfering with affairs of Silla's domestic affairs."

Guo Ye curled his lips and said: "Even if there is a reason to interfere, this is still a thousand miles away from the unification of the Three Kingdoms!"

Gao Jianwu patted his thigh and said: "Who says it's not! But the key is that the father believes in it. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that it will take hundreds of years for the plan to unite the Three Kingdoms to be successful. But the father just believes in Yuan Gai Suwen He said that as long as the Immortals' Meeting can be held smoothly, Yuan Gai Suwen will be considered a great contribution. In fact, I guess Yuan Gai Suwen has another idea..."

"what?"

"Yuan Gai Suwen just wanted to fool his father. Anyway, his father will not live long. His plan is just a cover, as long as it can suppress the limelight of our two-nation plan. As long as the father dies, his Three Kingdoms A plan will come to an end.”

"That's why Duke Rongliu wants to directly destroy the Fairy Fairy Club and make Yuan Gai Suwen's plan a laughing stock?"